Managua, Nicaragua – July 5, 2025 – Jamaica has established a strong presence at the 5th NACAC U13 & U15 Championships, currently underway in...
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Young Jamaican Athletes Ready to Shine at NACAC U13 & U15 Championships in Nicaragua
Jamaica has sent a promising eight-member team to Nicaragua to compete in the 5th NACAC Under 13 and Under 15 Championship. This initiative...
Get Ready to Bolt! Jamaica College Stadium Gears Up for Electrifying Sprint Weekend
Mark your calendars and polish your running shoes, track and field fans! Jamaica College's Ashenheim Stadium is about to witness a blazing-fast...
Whyte – “2022 Was Good to Me”
Jamaica had 9 women who broke the 11-second barrier in the 100m in 2022. Among them was World Championships silver relay medal winner Nataliah Whyte...
Will 2022 be Similar to 2002, Jamaica’s Juniors – Expectation or Hope?
Believe it or not, 20 years have passed since Jamaica hosted the 2002 World Junior Championships. The meet heralded the coming of a new global star,...
National Champs Highlights, Speed Rules – Day 2
2011 World Champion Yohan Blake, Olympic Bronze medallist Shericka Jackson and World Under 20 Champion Tina Clayton turned on the speed to bring day...
National Champs Highlights, High Jump Shock & High Speed – Day 1
The National Championships began with a shock result in the high jump but blossomed into a night for sprint fans to enjoy. 4-time World 100 champion...
Oblique Seville Matches Former 100m WR
When the 100m time of 9.86 seconds was first achieved, it was a world record. Set at the 1991 World Championships, it gave American Carl Lewis the...
Roswell, Nugent Move into All-Time Jamaican Top 10
Navasky Anderson wasn't the only US-based Jamaican to stride into the spotlight last weekend. Demisha Roswell and Ackera Nugent pressed the...
6th Best Jamaican All Time – Anderson Forges Ahead in the 800m
For the first time since 1996, a Jamaican has broken 1 minute and 46 seconds in the men's 800m. The barrier breaker is Navasky Anderson who clocked...
Michael Frater Says that Seville and Blake will be Faster
World Championship 100m silver medallist Michael Frater believes that Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake will feature prominently at the National...
The Weekend That Was – Anderson & Williams Win Big
Danielle Williams and Britany Anderson put Jamaica's hurdling prowess on display in separate indoor meets on the weekend. They both raced to...
Nelson & Nugent Start Well – Weekend of Indoor Competition
Jamaicans Kemba Nelson and Ackera Nugent, both 2021 NCAA Indoor champions, made good starts to their 2022 campaigns on the weekend. Nelson zipped to...
15 Student-Athletes Indicate Bright Indoor Track & Field Outlook
With 3 NCAA champions and 9 individual winners at the National Junior College (NJCAA) championships, Jamaica had a fine 2021 season on the US...
Vascianna, Kerr & Archer among Top Recruits – Track & Field News
According to the respected US publication TRACK AND FIELD NEWS, five Jamaicans are among the top recruits to US colleges for the upcoming year. On...
Cancellation of Carifta Games 2021
From: Keith Joseph, General Secretary, NACAC To: Carifta Family Members Subject: Cancellation of Carifta Games 2021 Date: 10 May 2021 Following on...
New Generation – Sprinter Ackeem Blake Is Learning
Newcomer Ackeem Blake topped the 200 metres at last Saturday's JAAA Qualification Series meet at the National Stadium with a personal best of 20.97...
George Kerr Remembered
George Kerr Remembered 27/04/2021 Category News The late George Kerr has been remembered as a 'half-mile talent rarely seen'. The feats of...
JAAA Withdraws from 2021 World Relays Team
The JAAA has withdrawn from the 2021 World Relays to be held in Silesia, Poland from May 01 - 02.
Chantz on a Mission
"Injuries can really humble you". So says Chantz Sawyers, the 2018 IAAF World Under 20 400 metres bronze medal winner. Now 21, Sawyers has made his...
New Generation: Meet Kemba Nelson
Jamaica has been producing top sprinters for generations and Kemba Nelson could be next. She zoomed into the spotlight at the recent NCAA Indoor...